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A typical career for a rock band – formation, peak years, inevitable decline and ugly break-up – lasts at least a few years. On Monday, the process was accelerated in the course of a hilarious, briskly paced 90-minute show by actor Jack Black and comedian Kyle Gass, whose parody partnership as Tenacious D drew a sell-out crowd at Hard Rock Live. It took exactly two songs for Tenacious D to, well, break up. “Usually, at this point in the show, the show is way better than this,” Black explained, adding that his partner wasn’t carrying his weight. A mini-drama unfolded in which Gass quit and returned in the course of two songs: “Dude (I Totally Miss...

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A typical career for a rock band – formation, peak years, inevitable decline and ugly break-up – lasts at least a few years.
On Monday, the process was accelerated in the course of a hilarious, briskly paced 90-minute show by actor Jack Black and...

If you love Bob Dylan — and really, why wouldn't you? — here's some happy news: Sirius XM Radio has announced that it will launch “Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour,” the online channel showcasing Bob Dylan’s classic satellite radio program. The co

Ron Campbell, director of the iconic Saturday morning Beatles Cartoon series that aired on ABC from September 25, 1965 through April 20, 1969 and animator on the Fab Four's Yellow Submarine film, will be a featured attraction at the “1059 SUNNY FM Rock Art Sho

The eighth question, which stymied them, came in the category Mr. Album. Here it is: "In 2011, a 64-year-old man actually changed his name to the title of what classic album, known for songs like 'Whole Lotta Love' and 'Ramble On'?"

Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, late-night host David Letterman and rock band Led Zeppelin will receive the Kennedy Center Honors in December. Bluesman Buddy Guy and ballerina Natalia Makarova are the other honorees. This year marks the awards' 35th anniversary o

Well, the name certainly fits. Pretty Lights – aka electronic music star Derek Vincent Smith – probably jacked up the electric bill by hundreds of dollars on Wednesday at the UCF Arena, with a show designed to be seen as much as heard. Smith likens his product

The highlights Monday night: It's a big night for Blake Shelton. He will be mentoring as ”The Voice” offers the top six performers at 8 on NBC. Then Shelton headlines his own special, “Not-So-Family Christmas,” at 10, also on NBC. Joini

David Letterman has landed a rare interview with John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin. The legendary rock group visits “Late Show With David Letterman” at 11:35 p.m. Monday on CBS (WKMG-Channel 6). Letterman and Led Zeppelin

The Kennedy Center Honors remain durable, involving and thoughtful. Can the Oscars or the Emmys make such a claim? You might not even know the honorees, but the 35th annual telecast makes a persuasive case for them in word, song and filmed profiles. How often

The week's schedule will be filled with Christmas specials and movies. Old favorites will be back in a big way. 1. TBS starts its 24-hour marathon of “A Christmas Story” at 8 p.m. Monday. The 1983 comedy continues to charm the generations. Credit t

NBC won the past week with strong performances by “Sunday Night Football” and the season finale of “The Voice.” CBS won Wednesday night with a “Criminal Minds” repeat and the Kennedy Center Honors. Isn't nice when great prog

The highlights Wednesday night: 1. One show towers over all others this evening. Fans of Led Zeppelin and David Letterman may not usually watch the “Kennedy Center Honors.” They will want to catch this year's rousing edition, which airs at 9 on CBS

The conceit is simple enough. Round up three generations of famous rock guitarists, use home movies, visits to their old stomping grounds and concert footage to tell their stories, then put them in a room together to see what happens.
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John Galloway, who recently became vice president and chief marketing officer for Orlando-based Hard Rock International. He previously worked with PepsiCo, most recently as vice president of marketing for Gatorade. Galloway spoke with Sentinel reporter...

Check this update: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/09/rep-alan-grayson-sometimes-slips-up-with-stairway-to-heaven-sendup-wesh-finds.html Rep. Alan Grayson could beÂ flirting with losing the Led Zeppelin vote with that annoyin

We're off to the congressional races! In a light-hearted but meaty report tonight, WESH-Channel 2's Greg Fox tonight weighed the veracity of an oft-repeated commercial for Rep. Alan Grayson. Democrat Grayson uses the Led Zeppelin classic “Stairway to Hea

Set an out-of-towner loose to roam the Los Angeles area between West Hollywood and Koreatown and what can you expect? A food-truck overdose, perhaps. Or the bold suggestion that we extend our subway system westward. (Hey, we're working on it.) Or maybe...

When architect and design firm owner Steve Kadlec was asked recently whether bookshelves were becoming obsolete in the iPad age, he wisecracked: "Who reads books? We buy them for pretty!"
He was only half-joking. With digital competition,...